Trumps hints at unilateral action hopefully will hasten the rest of the world community to do something, anything.
Unfortunately, for decades, administrations have been kicking the can down the road in response to North Korea (and China) and now that they have developed the capability to cause some damage, the world has cornered itself. It's a tough spot to be in for Trump because it is now his watch.
When Trump said he inherited a mess, in a lot of ways he was right. I don't blame Obama for that mess like he does, as almost all of the problems have been building for decades. Syria was a problem with Assad's father (the Hama massacred occurred when Regan was President), North Korea started really developing their nuclear program after the end of the Cold War in 1989 and of course the problems in Afghanistan and Iraq go back decades.
The problem is that a lot of these issues involve Russia and China and with their veto at the UN, the world has sat idly on the sidelines. There hasn't been a unified world response and as often happens the U.S takes the blame but the rest of the world hasn't done anything to offer support.
Unfortunately, for decades, administrations have been kicking the can down the road in response to North Korea (and China) and now that they have developed the capability to cause some damage, the world has cornered itself. It's a tough spot to be in for Trump because it is now his watch.
When Trump said he inherited a mess, in a lot of ways he was right. I don't blame Obama for that mess like he does, as almost all of the problems have been building for decades. Syria was a problem with Assad's father (the Hama massacred occurred when Regan was President), North Korea started really developing their nuclear program after the end of the Cold War in 1989 and of course the problems in Afghanistan and Iraq go back decades.
The problem is that a lot of these issues involve Russia and China and with their veto at the UN, the world has sat idly on the sidelines. There hasn't been a unified world response and as often happens the U.S takes the blame but the rest of the world hasn't done anything to offer support.